diff --git a/core/utils/epping/inc/epping_internal.h b/core/utils/epping/inc/epping_internal.h
index 664076d7a523..3ae69fbfe09f 100644
--- a/core/utils/epping/inc/epping_internal.h
+++ b/core/utils/epping/inc/epping_internal.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ typedef struct epping_context {
 	void *p_cds_context;    /* CDS context */
 	struct device *parent_dev;      /* Pointer to the parent device */
 	epping_ctx_state_t e_ctx_state;
-	int wow_nack;
+	bool wow_nack;
 	void *epping_adapter;
 	HTC_HANDLE HTCHandle;
 	HTC_ENDPOINT_ID EppingEndpoint[EPPING_MAX_NUM_EPIDS];
diff --git a/core/utils/epping/src/epping_main.c b/core/utils/epping/src/epping_main.c
index 6f9380f02750..44ddc824b9ca 100644
--- a/core/utils/epping/src/epping_main.c
+++ b/core/utils/epping/src/epping_main.c
@@ -151,10 +151,13 @@ void epping_close(void)
 	qdf_mem_free(to_free);
 }
 
-static void epping_target_suspend_acknowledge(void *context)
+/**
+ * epping_target_suspend_acknowledge() - process wow ack/nack from fw
+ * @context: HTC_INIT_INFO->context
+ * @wow_nack: true when wow is rejected
+ */
+static void epping_target_suspend_acknowledge(void *context, bool wow_nack)
 {
-	int wow_nack = *((int *)context);
-
 	if (NULL == g_epping_ctx) {
 		EPPING_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL,
 			   "%s: epping_ctx is NULL", __func__);
diff --git a/core/wma/inc/wma_api.h b/core/wma/inc/wma_api.h
index 4bf40d266470..039202571f2a 100644
--- a/core/wma/inc/wma_api.h
+++ b/core/wma/inc/wma_api.h
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ int wma_runtime_suspend(void);
 int wma_runtime_resume(void);
 int wma_bus_suspend(void);
 QDF_STATUS wma_suspend_target(WMA_HANDLE handle, int disable_target_intr);
-void wma_target_suspend_acknowledge(void *context);
+void wma_target_suspend_acknowledge(void *context, bool wow_nack);
 int wma_bus_resume(void);
 QDF_STATUS wma_resume_target(WMA_HANDLE handle);
 QDF_STATUS wma_disable_wow_in_fw(WMA_HANDLE handle);
diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_features.c b/core/wma/src/wma_features.c
index d23e1cbd2192..b8727ca1d3e7 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_features.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_features.c
@@ -3246,7 +3246,7 @@ QDF_STATUS wma_enable_wow_in_fw(WMA_HANDLE handle)
 #endif /* CONFIG_CNSS */
 
 	qdf_event_reset(&wma->target_suspend);
-	wma->wow_nack = 0;
+	wma->wow_nack = false;
 
 	host_credits = wmi_get_host_credits(wma->wmi_handle);
 	wmi_pending_cmds = wmi_get_pending_cmds(wma->wmi_handle);
@@ -5925,14 +5925,14 @@ QDF_STATUS wma_suspend_target(WMA_HANDLE handle, int disable_target_intr)
 
 /**
  * wma_target_suspend_acknowledge() - update target susspend status
- * @context: wma context
+ * @context: HTC_INIT_INFO->context
+ * @wow_nack: true when wow is rejected
  *
  * Return: none
  */
-void wma_target_suspend_acknowledge(void *context)
+void wma_target_suspend_acknowledge(void *context, bool wow_nack)
 {
 	tp_wma_handle wma = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_WMA);
-	int wow_nack = *((int *)context);
 
 	if (NULL == wma) {
 		WMA_LOGE("%s: wma is NULL", __func__);